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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci Methods. 2015 Mar 10;246:30–37. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.03.008

Figure 1. Behavioral apparatus.

Figure 1

(A) Schematic drawing of the box with open gate. Red boxes represent the infrared (IR) light emitting diodes (LED); Blue boxes represent the IR detectors. Dashed lines indicate IR beams for pellet detection. (B) Schematic drawing of the side view of the box. (C) View of the entire reach box with pellet dispenser and gate-controlled slit on the left. (D) Customized dual-output pellet dispenser. Arrow indicates direction of pellet dispensing to left and right pellet trays. (E–F) Illustration of the dual pellet holders. With the gate closed, pellets can be easily dispensed to either the left or right position. Opening of the gate signals the start of the trial and presentation of the pellet.